Orlando, Florida, USA

Thursday, November 7, 2024

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Orlando, Florida, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:42 AM

6:42 AM

6:17 AM Blue hour
6:42 AM Sunrise
7:15 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-77

Launched - marginal from here

Lifted off 3:19 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Heading away from you
When
3:19 PM
Highest around 3:21 PM
Distance
49 mi
Climbs to
24°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

5:35 PM

5:35 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

5:02 PM Golden hour
5:35 PM Sunset
6:00 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 12:35 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:05 PM Dark enough
10:41 PM Moonset
12:35 AM Best
5:13 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
76°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
27 km/s

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 1:05 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:05 PM Dark enough
10:41 PM Moonset
1:05 AM Best
5:13 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
84°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 km/s

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Moon

Waxing crescent

34% lit

12:16 PM – 10:41 PM

ESE WSW
12:16 PM Moonrise
12:37 PM 4°
5:28 PM Highest, 37°
10:20 PM 4°
10:41 PM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 574°F Clear sky
0% dry 80% 15 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 578°F Clear sky
0% dry 65% 15 mph
Evening 7 PM 569°F Clear sky
0% dry 81% 13 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:17 AM–6:42 AM
  • Morning best color 6:31 AM
  • Sunrise 6:42 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:42 AM–7:15 AM
  • Moonrise 12:16 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:02 PM–5:35 PM
  • Sunset 5:35 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:35 PM–6:00 PM
  • Evening best color 5:45 PM
  • Fully dark 6:56 PM–5:22 AM
  • Moonset 10:41 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:46 PM–5:22 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Orlando, Florida, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird 14-16 No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Sun 1 Nov 2026 Falcon 9 Block 5 | CHORUS No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Sun 1 Nov 2026 Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Orlando - sunset at 5:40 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:40 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, N to NNE, 11 deg up
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:36 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 7:10 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 7:10 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 12.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 9:18 AM Partial solar eclipse 29.4% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:26 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 11:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 56% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 5:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 29.9% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 5:31 PM Total lunar eclipse 66% of it above your horizon
Fri 7 Oct 2033 6:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 10:46 PM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 9:11 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 10:51 PM Total solar eclipse Totality here
Sat 12 Aug 2045 1:32 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it